Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Patent applications, residents was 1,398 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2021
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia is 1,398, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 302.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,398 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12 | — |
| 1990 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 1992 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33 | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 57 | +111.1% |
| 1998 | 45 | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 72 | +60.0% |
| 2000 | 76 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 46 | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 61 | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 81 | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 119 | +46.9% |
| 2006 | 119 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 128 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 288 | +125.0% |
| 2011 | 347 | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 491 | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 652 | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 715 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,070 | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 909 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1,078 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 1,188 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1,294 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1,398 | +8.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1,398 is above the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1,398 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 141, 9.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.7 | 16 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.75 | 46 | 128 | 8 |
| 2010s | 748.67 | 288 | 1,188 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,346 | 1,294 | 1,398 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia?
- Patent applications, residents in Saudi Arabia was 1,398 in 2021, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,398 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.